14 Tex-Mex Recipes

Is there anything better than Tex-Mex food? Not at my house there isn't! Here are 14 Tex-Mex recipes for you to enjoy.

Appetizers

• Avocado Hummus
• Casa Ole Green Dip
• Abuelo's Chile con Queso
• Abuelo's Guacamole 
• Abuelo's Salsa Recipe

Main Dishes

• Tacos Al Pastor
• Mexican Lasagna
• Taco Soup
• White Chicken Chili
• Corn Chowder
• Texas Beefaroni

Side Dishes

• Abuelo's Restaurant's Papas Con Chile 

Desserts

• Sopapilla Cheesecake
• Yum Yum bars (also known as Texas Gold)

Pink Taco at the Hard Rock hotel and casino

Pink Taco is best described with one word....wait for it.....Legendary!  It is by far the best Mexican food in Las Vegas, in the coolest atmosphere. (I should mention that I also think Super Mex and El Segundo could also be called the best Mexican food in Las Vegas.) Pink Taco is one of those places you always take out of town guests and should be on your short list of restaurants to go to when you are in Vegas.

Pink Taco restaurant

It's not expensive, the atmosphere is awesome (You can tell from the pictures it is somewhat dark in the restaurant.) and the food is incredible. To start out you get chips with three types of salsa. The chips and salsa are complimentary. If you decide to order a pitcher of margaritas keep in mind two things. First the pitchers are huge, plenty for 4 - 5 adults. Second, they are pricey. I can't remember exactly how much, because the pitcher was huge, but I'm thinking it was fifty something dollars. I highly recommend ordering the pink tacos. They have lots to choose from on their menu, but these are tasty and unique. My friends hesitated from the description, but they loved them!

Pink Tacos

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Tacos Al Pastor

While we were in Madrid we finally got tired of eating Tapas, so we ventured off to find Mexican food. We would eat Mexican food everyday if we could. Unfortunately, here in Florida the Mexican food is not like what we grew up on in TX! We found multiple places in Spain that served tacos that I considered Tex-Mex. Here is my favorite!

Tacos Al Pastor

Ingredients:
2 guajillo chili
4 ancho chilies
1 onion (chopped)
4 slices pineapple (1/2 inch thick, chopped)
1 can of chipotle chili in adobo sauce
2 tablespoon vinegar
8 cloves garlic
4 teaspoons salt
2 teaspoon oregano
2 teaspoon ground cumin
1 7 - 8 lbs piece of pork

4 slices pineapple (1/4 inch thick)
* corn tortillas
1 onion (chopped)
1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro
* lime wedges

Directions:
1. Bring the guajillo and ancho chilies to boil in a pot with some water.
2. Turn off the heat and let the chilies rehydrate for about an hour.
3. Puree the chilies, onion, 4 slices of pineapple, chipotle chili in adobo sauce, vinegar, garlic, salt, oregano and cumin.

4. Place thawed out piece of pork into crock pot. Cut into 1 1/2 inch slices, but only about half way down the piece.
5. Cover the pork in the sauce completely and let it cook in the crockpot for 7-8 hours

6. Shred the pork and mix in the sauce along with some chopped pineapple.
10. Serve in tortillas with chopped sweet onions and cilantro a lime wedge. (and tomatoes if you like)

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